Public Holidays by Country

Afghanistan

Algeria

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belgium

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland, Republic of

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kenya

Korea, South

Kuwait

Laos

Lebanon

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Mexico

Morocco

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tibet

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

 

Afghanistan

Now Rouz, which is a moveable holiday.

See index for exact date.

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Algeria

3 July, Independence Day

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Argentina

1 May, Labor Day

25 May, Anniversary of May Revolution

10 June, Malvinas Day (Monday nearest)

20 June, Flag Day (Monday nearest)

9 July, Independence Day

17 August, Death of General José de San Martín

12 October, Columbus Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

31 December, Bank Holiday*

* Consult index for actual day of observance

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Armenia

28 May, Restoration of Statehood Day

21 September, Independence Day

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Australia

26 January, Australia Day

25 April, Anzac Day

2nd Monday in June, Queen’s Birthday (except Western Australia)

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Austria

6 January, Epiphany

1 May, Labour Day

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

26 October, National Day

1 November, All Saints Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

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Bahamas

3–10 July, Independence Day celebrations

10 July, Independence Day

1st Monday in August, Emancipation Day

Also,

7 June, Labour Day*

12 October, Discovery Day (m)

*This appears to be slightly variable and may in fact be the 1st Friday in June.

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Bangladesh

21 February, National Mourning Day

26 March, National Day

1st Monday in July, Bank Holiday

15 August, National  Mourning Day

7 November, National Revolution Day

16 December, Victory Day

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Barbados

30 November, Independence Day

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Belgium

11 July, Flemish Community Holiday

21 July, National Holiday

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

27 September, French Community Holiday

1 November, All Saints Day

11 November, Armistice Day

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Bolivia

1 May, Labour Day

6 August, Independence Day

1 November, All Saints Day

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Brazil

21 April, Tiradentes Day

1 May, Labor Day

7 September, Independence Day

12 October, Our Lady Aparecida

1 November, All Saints Day*

2 November, All Souls Day

15 November, Republic Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

* All Saints Day is not an official holiday but may be taken, especially in villages.

Although Carnival is only 5 days long officially, it may be difficult to do business during the whole of Lent due to the combination of Carnival and school holidays. 

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Canada

1 January, New Year’s Day (Monday on or preceding)

24 May, Victoria Day(Monday on or preceding)

1 July, Canada Day

1st Monday in August, Civic or Provincial Holidays

1st Monday in September, Labour Day

2nd Monday in October, Thanksgiving Day

11 November, Remembrance Day (Government offices and banks only)

*New Year’s Day is observed on the following Monday if it falls on a Sunday.

** Canada Day is observed on the Monday following if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

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Chile

1 May, Labor Day

21 May, Battle of Iquique

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6 September, National Unity Day

18 September, Independence Day

19 September, Army Day

12 October, Día de la Raza

1 November, All Saints Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

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China, People’s Republic of

8 March, International Women’s Working Day

1–2 May, International Labour Day

4 May, Youth Day

1 June, Children’s Day

1 July, Anniv. of the Founding of the Communist Party

1 August, Anniv. of the Founding of the Chinese PLA

1–2 October, National Day

Also, Chinese New Year, which is a moveable holiday. See index for exact date.

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Colombia

6 January, Epiphany*

19 March, San José Day*

1 May, Labour Day

22 June, Sagrado Corazón

29 June, St. Peter & St. Paul Day*

20 July, Independence Day

7 August, Battle of Boyacá

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary*

12 October, Día de la Raza*

1 November, All Saints*

11 November, Independence of Cartagena*

8 December, Immaculate Conception

If date does not fall on a Monday, observed on following Monday.

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Costa Rica

19 March, Feast of Saint Joseph

11 April, Anniversary of the Battle of Rivas (not banks)

1 May, Labor Day

29 June, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day

2 August, Our Lady of the Angels (not banks)

15 August, Assumption/Mother’s Day

15 September, Independence Day

12 October, Columbus Day/Día de la Raza

8 December, Immaculate Conception (not banks)

Also, 25 July, Anniversary of the Annexation of Guanacaste Province

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Denmark

5 June, Constitution Day (from midday only, but also a bank holiday)*

*Consult index for actual day of observance.

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Dominican Republic

6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany)

21 January, Our Lady of Altagracia

26 January, Duarte’s Birthday

27 February, Independence Day, Carnival

1 May, Labour Day

16 August, Restoration Day

24 September, Our Lady of Las Mercedes

6 November, Constitution Day

Also, late July, Merengue Week

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Ecuador

1 May, Labour Day

24 May, Anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha

Last Friday in June, Bank Holiday (m)

24 July, Simón Bolívar Day

10 August, Independence Day

12 October, Día de la Raza

2 November, Memorial Day/All Souls Day

3 November, Independence of Cuenca Day

6 December, Independence of Quito Day

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Egypt

7 January, Christmas (Coptic Christian)

22 February, Union Day

25 April, Sinai Liberation Day

1 May, Labour Day

18 June, Evacuation Day

1 July, Bank Holiday*

23 July, Revolution Day

11 September, New Year (Coptic Christian)**

6 October, Armed Forces Day

23 October, National Liberation Day

24 October, Suez Victory Day

23 December, Victory Day.  Consult index for actual date of observance.

** New Year falls on 12 September in leap years.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Coptic Christian and Islamic Holidays. Consult index for dates.

 

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El Salvador

1 May, Labor Day

30 June, Bank holiday (Balance day)

4 August, Transfiguration (bank holiday)

5-6 August, Transfiguration--San Salvador del Mundo

15 September, Independence Day

2 November, All Souls Day/Memorial Day

5 November, Cry of Independence Day

31 December, Bank Holiday

Also, the first week in August (the week before San Salvador del Mundo) is a holiday.

There are also celebrations throughout holy week (the week before Easter Sunday),  especially Holy Wednesday to Easter Sunday.

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Estonia

24 February, Independence Day (1918)
1 May, Spring Day
23 June, Victory Day
24 June, St. John’s Day
20 August, Restoration of Independence (1992)
26 December, 2nd Day of Christmas
Holidays falling on a weekend are not moved.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays.  Consult index for dates.

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Finland

6 January, Epiphany

1 May, May Day (Vappul)

2nd Sunday in May, Mother’s Day

1 November, All Saints Day

2nd Sunday in November, Father’s Day

6 December, Independence Day

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France

1 May, Labour Day

8 May, Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)

14 July, Bastille Day

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1 November, All Saints Day

11 November, Armistice Day

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Germany

6 January, Epiphany

1 May, May Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary (in predominantly Catholic  areas)

3 October, Day of German Unity

31 October, Reformation Day (predominantly Evangelical areas only)

1 November, All Saints Day (predominantly Catholic areas only)

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Ghana

6 March, Independence Day

1 May, Labour Day

4 June, Anniversary of 1979 Coup

1 July, Republic Day

6 December, Farmers’ Day

31 December, Revolution Day

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Greece

6 January, Epiphany

25 March, Independence Day

1 May, May Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

28 October, Ohi Day

Also, Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Guatemala

1 May, Labor Day

30 June, Army Day

1 July, Banker's Day (bank holiday)

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in Guatemala City only)

15 September, Independence Day

20 October, Revolution Day

1 November, All Saints Day

24 December, Christmas Eve (afternoon only)

31 December, New Year's Eve (afternoon only)

Also, Easter Week.

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Haiti

1 January, Independence Day

5 December, Discovery Day

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Honduras

14 April, Pan-American Day

1 May, Labor Day

15 September, Independence Day

3 October, Francisco Morazan Holiday

12 October, Dia de la Raza

21 October, Army Day

Also, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

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Hong Kong

5 April, Ch’ing-ming Festival (Respect for Ancestors Day)*

6 April, Day after Ch’ing-ming Festival*

1 May, Labour Day

1 July, SAR Establishment Day

1–2 October, National Day

* Falls one day earlier in leap years. Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Chinese moveable holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Hungary

15 March, National Day

1 May, Labour Day (not a bank holiday)

20 August, Constitution Day

23 October, Republic Day

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India

26 January, Republic Day

15 August, Independence Day

2 October, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Also, business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Indonesia

17 August, Independence Day

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Iran

Now Rouz, which is a moveable holiday. Consult index for date.

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Ireland, Republic of

17 March, St. Patrick’s Day*

1st Monday in May, Bank Holiday

1st Monday in June, Bank Holiday

1st Monday in August, Bank Holiday

Last Monday in October, Summer Bank Holiday

26 December, St. Stephen’s Day

*St. Patrick’s Day is moved to the Monday following if it falls on a Sunday.

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Israel

Since Israel uses a lunar calendar to determine public holidays, all these dates are moveable. Consult the index for the correct date.

Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)

Lag B’Omer

Passover (Pesach)*

Purim (Feast of Lots)

Rosh Hashana (New Year)

Shavuoth (Giving of the Torah)*

Sh’mini Atzeret

Simchat Torah

Sukkoth (Feast of Tabernacles)

Tisha B’Av (Fast of 9 Av)

T’u B’Shvat (New Year of the Trees)

Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Independence Day)

Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)

Yom Hazikaron (Soldier’s Memorial Day)

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Yom Verushalayim (Jerusalem Day)

* The 1st and last days of Passover and Shavuoth are national holidays; many people do not work the full eight days of Passover as well as the period from Rosh Hashanah to Sukkoth.

Also, most businesses are closed from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Sunday is a working day.

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Italy

6 January, Epiphany

25 April, Liberation Day

1 May, May Day

Sunday nearest 2 June, Republic Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

1 November, All Saints Day

Sunday nearest 4 November, WWI Victory

8 December, Immaculate Conception

26 December, St. Stephen’s Day

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Ivory Coast

1 May, Labour Day

7 August, Independence Day

15 August, Assumption Day

1 November, All Saints Day

15 November, Peace Day

7 December, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Remembrance Day

Holidays that fall on a Sunday are often observed on the Monday following.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian and Islamic holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Jamaica

23 May, Labor Day*

Sunday before Independence Day, Emancipation Day

6 August, Independence Day

3rd Monday in October, National Heroes' Day

26 December, Boxing Day

*Observed on the following Monday if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

Also, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter, and Easter Monday.  Consult index for dates.

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Japan

2-3 January, Bank Holiday

2nd Mondy in January, Coming of Age Day

11 February, National Foundation Day

20/21 March, Vernal Equinox Day (m)

29 April, Greenery Day

29 April–May 5, Golden Week

3 May, Constitution Memorial Day

4 May, Holiday for a Nation

5 May, Children’s Day

20 July, Marine Day

15 September, Respect for the Aged Day

23 September, Autumnal Equinox Day

2nd Monday in October, Health and Sports Day

3 November, National Culture Day

23 November, Labor Thanksgiving Day

23 December, Emperor’s Birthday

31 December, Bank Holiday*

Holidays following on Sunday are observed on the Monday following, except for the Bank Holidays associated with New Year.

Also, Buddhist holidays using the Japanese calendar. Consult index for dates.

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Jordan

1 May, Labour Day

25 May, Independence Day

11 August, Accession of HM King Hussein

14 November, Birthday of HM King Hussein

Also, 10 June, Army Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Kenya

1 May, Labour Day

1 June, Madaraka Day (Self-Rule Day)

12 December, Jamhuri/Independence Day

Also,

10 October, Moi Day

20 October, Kenyatta Forces Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Korea, South

1 March, Independence Movement Day

5 May, Children’s Day

6 June, Memorial Day

17 July, Constitution Day

15 August, Liberation Day

3 October, National Foundation Day

The Summer vacation is the last week of July through the 1st week of August.

Also, Korean New Year, which is a moveable holiday. Consult index for date.

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Kuwait

1 January, New Year’s Day

25–26 February, National Day

Business openings and work schedules may also be significantly affected by Islamic religious festivals and holidays.  Consult index for dates.

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Laos

8 March, Women’s Day

13–15 April, New Year

1 May, Labour Day

1 June, Children’s Day

12 October, Day of Liberation from the French

2 December, Independence Day

Also,

6 January, Pathet Lao Day

20 January, Day of the Army

22 March, People’s Party

13 August, Day of the Free Laos

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Lebanon

1 January, New Year

6 January, Christmas (Armenian community only)

7 January, Christmas (Eastern Orthodox only)

9 February, St. Maroon’s Day

22 March, Arab League Day

1 May, Labour Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

1 November, All Saints Day

22 November, Independence Day

Also, 6 May, Martyrs’ Day

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Lithuania

16 February, Independence Day

11 March, Restoration of  Statehood Day

1 May, Labour Day (banks open)

6 July, Day of Statehood

1 November, All Saint’s Day

Also, business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Luxembourg

1 May, May Day

23 June, National Day (Sovereign’s Birthday)*

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1 November, All Saints Day

26 December, St. Stephen’s Day

*National Day (the Grand Duke’s Birthday) is transferred to a Monday if it falls on a Sunday.

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Malaysia

1 May, Labour Day

30–31 May, Harvest Festival

31 August, National Day

Also, 1 February, Federal Territory Day

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Mexico

6 January, Epiphany

5 February, Anniversary of Constitution

24 February, Flag Day

21 March, Benito Juárez Day

1 May, Labor Day

5 May, Cinco de Mayo

10 May, Mother’s Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

15–16 September, Independence Day

12 October, Día de la Raza

1 November, All Saints Day

2 November, All Souls Day

20 November, Anniversary of the Revolution

12 December, Fiesta de Guadalupe (Virigin of Guadalupe)

16–24 December, Las Posadas

28 December, Holy Innocents’ Day

Also, 1 September, Presidential Address

The week before Lent is Carnival.

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Morocco

11 January, Independence Manifesto Day

3 March, National Day

1 May, Labour Day

23 May, National Day

9 July, King Hassan’s Birthday

14 August, Reunification Day

20 August, Revolution Day

6 November, Anniversary of the Green March

18 November, Independence Day

28 December, Holy Innocents’ Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Nepal

11 January, National Unity Day

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Netherlands

30 April, Queen’s Day

5 May, Liberation Day*

5 December, Saint Nicholas Day

*A holiday only every 5 years, the next occurring in 2005, and so on.

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New Zealand

2 January, Day after New Year’s

6 February, Waitangi Day

25 April, Anzac Day

1st Monday in June, Queen’s Birthday

4th Monday in October, Labour Day

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Nicaragua

1 May, Labour Day

30 May, Mother’s Day

19 July, National Liberation Day

15 September, Independence Day

2 November, All Souls Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

Also,

1 August, Fiesta Day

14 September, San Jacinto Fight Day

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Nigeria

1 May, Labour Day

1 October, National Day

Also, Christian holidays and Islamic festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Norway

1 May, May Day

17 May, National Independence Day

24 December, Christmas Eve (half day from 12 noon)

Many Norwegians do not work from Palm Sunday to Easter.  Consult index for dates.

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Pakistan

23 March, Republic Day (Pakistan Day)

1 May, Labour Day

1 July, Bank Holiday

27 July, Qaid-i-Azam’s Birthday celebrated

14 August, Independence Day

6 September, Defense of Pakistan Day

11 September, Anniversary of the Death of Qaid-i-Azam

9 November, Birthday of Allama Iqbal

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Panama

6 January, Día de los Trés Magos

9 January, Martyrs’ Day

1 May, Labor Day

16 June, Día del Padre (Father’s Day)

15 August, Founding of Panama City

1 November, Children’s Day

2 November, All Souls Day

3 November, Anniversary of Separation from Colombia

4 November, Flag Day

28 November, Anniversary of Independence from Spain

8 December, Mother’s Day

Also,

11 March, Día de los Maestros

10 November, 1st Call for Independence in Los Santos

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Paraguay

6 January, Three Kings Day

1 March, Heroes Day

1 May, Labor Day

14–15 May, Independence Day

12 June, Chaco Armistice

15 August, Founding of Asunción

29 September, Boqueron Battle Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Peru

1 May, Labour Day

29 June, St. Peter & St. Paul Day

28–29 July, Independence Day 

30 August, St. Rosa of Lima

8 October, Battle of Angamos

1 November, All Saints Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

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Philippines

 

8 February, Constitution Day

22 February, People’s Power Day (not banks)

9 April, Day of Valor (Bataan Day)

1 May, Labor Day

12 June, Independence Day

24 June, Manila Day

31 August, National Heroes Day

1 November, All Saints’ Day

30 November, Bonifacio’s Day

30 December, Rizal Day

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Poland

1 May, May Day

3 May, Constitution Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

1 November, All Saints Day

11 November, Independence Day

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Portugal

25 April, Liberation Day

1 May, Labour Day

10 June, Portuguese National Day

15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary

5 October, Republic Day

1 November, All Saints Day

1 December, Independence Day, Youth Day

8 December, Immaculate Conception

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Puerto Rico

6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany)

11 January, Eugenio María de Hostos Birthday

3rd Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

3rd Monday in February, President’s Birthday (m)

22 March, Emancipation Day

16 April, José de Diego’s Birthday

Last Monday in May, Memorial Day

24 June, St. John the Baptist

4 July, U.S. Independence Day

17 July, Luis Muñoz Rivera’s Birthday

25 July, Constitution Day

27 July, José Barbosa’s Birthday

1st Monday in September, Labor Day

2nd Monday in October, Columbus Day

11 November, Veterans Day

19 November, Discovery Day

4th Thursday in November, Thanksgiving

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Russia

2 January, New Year (second day)

7 January, Christmas Day

23 February, Defenders of the Motherland Day

8 March, International Women’s Day

1–2 May, Labour Day

9 May, Victory Day

12 June, Independence Day

7 November, Day of Accord and Reconciliation

12 December, Constitution Day

Holidays occurring on Saturday or Sunday are observed on the Monday following.

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Saudi Arabia

23 September, Unification of the Kingdom

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are official holidays.

Also, work schedules may be seriously disrupted during the month of Ramadan and businesses may commonly take time off for other Islamic holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Senegal

1 February, Confederation Agreement Day

4 April, National Day

1 May, Labour Day

15 August, Assumption Day

20 August, Independence Day

1 November, All Saints Day

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Sierra Leone

27 April,  Independence Day

Also, Easter and other Christian holidays, and Islamic festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Singapore

1 May, Labour Day

9 August, National Day

Also, the following moveable holidays. 

Chinese New Year

Diwali

Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Fitr

Good Friday

Visakaha (Buddha Purnima)

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Slovak Republic

1 January, Origin of the Slovak Republic

6 January, Catholic Epiphany

1 May, Labour Day

5 July, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius

29 August, Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising

1 September, Constitution of the Slovak Republic

15 September, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows

1 November, All Saints Day

24 December, Christmas Eve

26 December, Boxing Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Slovenia

1–2 January, New Year’s Day Holiday

8 February, Culture Day

27 April, National Resistance Day

1–2 May, International Labour Day

25 June, National Day

15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

31 October, Reformation Day

1 November, Remembrance Day

26 December, Independence Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

 

South Africa

21 March, Human Rights Day

27 April, Freedom Day

1 May, Workers Day

16 June, Youth Day

9 August, National Women’s Day

24 September, Heritage Day

16 December, Day of Reconciliation

26 December, Day of Goodwill

Also, 24 April, Family Day

For holidays falling on a Sunday, the following Monday is celebrated as the holiday.

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Spain

6 January, Epiphany

1 May, May Day/Labour Day

15 August, Feast of the Assumption (not banks)

12 October, National Day

1 November, All Saints

6 December, Day of the Constitution

8 December, Immaculate Conception

Also,

Basque National Day (Easter Monday)

28 February, Day of Andalucia (Andalucia only)

25 July, National day of Galicia (Galicia only)

11 September, National Day of Catalonia

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Sri Lanka

4 February, Independence Day (banks also)

1 May, May Day (banks also)

22 May, Proclamation of the Republic Day (1972)

Any of the above holidays that falls on a Saturday is observed on the preceding work day; any that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following work day.

The full moon day (Poya day) of each month is a holiday in Sri Lanka.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Any religious holiday that falls on a weekend or Poya day is not moved to or observed on another day.  Consult index for dates.

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Sweden

5 January, Eve of Epiphany

6 January, Epiphany

30 April, Feast of Valborg (Valborg’s Eve)

1 May, May Day

6 June, National Day

31 October, All Saints Eve

1 November, All Saints Day

Also, 23–24 June, Midsummer Day

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Switzerland

2 January, Berchtold’s Day

1 August, National Day (Confederation Day)

26 December, St. Stephen’s Day

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Taiwan

2 January, New Year’s (second day)

3 January, Bank Holiday

5 April, Ch’ing-ming Festival (Respect for Ancestors Day)**

6 April, Day after Ch’ing-ming Festival

2 July, Bank Holiday

10 October, Double Tenth Day (National Day)

12 November, Birthday of Sun Yat-Sen

*Consult for actual day of observance.

** Falls one day earlier in leap years.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Chinese moveable holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Tanzania

9 December, Independence Day

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Thailand

6 April, Chakri Day

1 May, National Labour Day (banks only)

5 May, Coronation Day

2 July, Mid Year Day (banks only)

12 August, H.M. the Queen’s Birthday

23 October, Chulalongkorn Day

5 December, National Day (H.M. the King’s Birthday)

*Consult index for actual date of observance.

Holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are observed by banks on the Monday following.

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Tibet

Tibetan New Year, which is a moveable holiday. Consult index for date.

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Tunisia

18 January, Revolution Day

20 March, Independence Day

21 March, Youth Day

9 April, Martyrs’ Day

1 May, Labour Day

25 July, Republic Day

13 August, Women’s Day

7 November, Commemoration Day

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Turkey

23 April, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

19 May, Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day

30 August, Victory Day

29 October, Republic Day

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult index for dates.

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Uganda

8 March, International Women’s Day

1 May, Labour Day

9 October, Independence Day

Also, Easter and the Islamic festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid
al-Adha. Consult index for dates.

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Ukraine

8 January, Christmas (second day)

8 March, Women’s Day

1–2 May, Labor Day

9 May, Victory Day/Mother’s Day

24–26 August, Independence Day

7–8 November, Revolution Day (Reconciliation Day)

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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United Kingdom

2 January, Bank Holiday (Scotland only)

17 March, St. Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only)

1st Monday in May, May Day (Bank Holiday)

Last Monday in May, Bank Holiday (except Scotland)

12 July, Battle of the Boyne Day (Northern Ireland only)

1st Monday in August, Bank Holiday (Scotland only)

Last Monday in August, Bank Holiday (except Scotland)

*Consult index for actual date of observance. 

Holidays falling on a weekend are observed on the Monday following.

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United States

3rd Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

3rd Monday in February, Presidents Day

Last Monday in May, Memorial Day

4 July, Independence Day

1st Monday in September, Labor Day

2nd Monday in October, Columbus Day

11 November, Veterans Day

4th Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day

25 December, Christmas

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Uruguay

6 January, Epiphany/Children’s Day

19 April, Landing Day of the 33 Orientales

1 May, Labor Day

18 May, Battle of Las Piedras

19 June, Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas

18 July, Constitution Day

25 August, Independence Day

12 October, Battle of Sarandi/Día de la Raza

1 November, All Saints Day

Some holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday are transferred to the preceding Monday or following Friday.

Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Venezuela

Monday nearest 6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany) (banks only)*

19 March, San José Day (banks only)

1 May, Labor Day

24 June, Battle of Carabobo

29 June, St. Peter and St. Paul Day (banks only)*

5 July, Independence Day

24 July, Birth of Simón Bolívar

15 August, Assumption (banks only)*

12 October, Día de la Raza

1 November, All Saints Day (banks only)

8 December, Immaculate Conception (banks only)*

* Consult index for dates.

Also, Carnival, on Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), as well as other Christian holidays. Consult index for dates.

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Vietnam

2 September, Independence Day

Also, Vietnamese New Year, which is a moveable holiday. Consult index for date.

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Zambia

25 May, Africa Day

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Zimbabwe

18 April, Independence Day

1 May, Workers’ Day

25 May, Africa Day

Also,

11 August, Heroes’ Day

12 August, Armed Forces Day

22 December, Unity Day

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